I have a T410 and Ubuntu 12.10. All Updates applied. I did the manual kernel module load and set the fan to disengaged.
With the script here provided I see: Every 0.5s: cat /proc/acpi/ibm/thermal ; cat /proc/... Wed Jan 16 11:09:39 2013 temperatures: 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 speed: 4951 level: disengaged cpu MHz : 2667.000 cpu MHz : 2667.000 cpu MHz : 2399.000 cpu MHz : 1999.000 Top was 97°C Fan never goes higher than the value shown... ~4950rpm. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/751689 Title: ThinkPads overheat due to slow fans when on 'auto' To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/751689/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs